School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

Location:
Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 12_027

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  1. Cures Human
    Get a piece of brown paper, dip it in vinegar and put it to your forehead. A cure for a headache.
    Get a little bit of pepper wet it in water and put it on your tooth. This is a cure for a toothache.
    Bring an ass into the kitchen and get up on his back and under his stomach three times. This is a cure for the Whooping cough.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare